Multicolor marking system

ABSTRACT

A device for applying a color mark to a ticket or the like; the device including a number of different color applications adapted to be positioned at a marking station. Transfer means for positioning a ticket at a marking station and a control mechanism for positioning one of said applicators and the marking station and relatively moving said ticket and said applicator to apply a color mark to the ticket.

United States Patent Inventor Appl. No.

Filed Patented Assignee Richard F. Stucchi Hudson, Mass. 857,066

Sept. 1 1, 1969 Dec. 7, 1971 Dennison Manufacturing Company Framingham,Mass.

Original application Dec. 9, 1968, Ser. No. 787,294, which is acontinuation of application Ser. No. 681,831, Nov. 9, 1967, nowabandoned. Divided and this application Sept. 11, 1969, Ser. No. 857,066

MULTICOLOR MARKING SYSTEM 5 Claims, 35 Drawing Figs.

Int. Cl B41! l/48,

Field of Search 101/202,

. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Hoyt Hill et a1.

Hall

Dorman Corbin et a1. Hexter Bowe Primary Examiner-William B. PennAttorney-Dike, Thompson & Bronstein 222/144 222/144 101/210 X 101/208 X222/144 X 222/144 222/144 X ABSTRACT: A device for applying a color markto a ticket or the like; the device including a number of differentcolor applications adapted to be positioned at a marking station.Transfer means for positioning a ticket at a marking station and acontrol mechanism for positioning one of said applicators and themarking station and relatively moving said ticket and said applicator toapply a color mark to the ticket.

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1. A multicolor marking system for applying a selected color markrepresenting a code to a selected portion of a ticket to be coded, saidsystem comprising rotatable support means, said rotatable support meanssupporting a plurality of means for dispensing different coloring fluidseach representing a code, a machine bed for supporting a ticket to whicha mark is to be applied by one of said dispensing means, selection meansresponsive to compared code signals for rotating the rotatable supportmeans to position a selected one of said color dispensing means over themachine bed according to the color code to be applied to a ticket, colordelivery means for each of said color dispensing means and means forrelatively moving the machine bed and one of the color delivery meanswhile a ticket is supported on the machine bed under the color deliverymeans to actuate the color delivery means to dispense a selected colorfluid to impress a color mark on a selected portion of the ticket whichrepresents a code.
 2. A system according to claim 1 in which means isprovided for raising the machine bed to force a ticket against the colordelivery means to impress a color mark on the ticket.
 3. A systemaccording to claim 2 in which the rotatable support means has theplurality of delivery means supported thereby in a circle wherein eachdelivery means is positioned at a different point about thecircumference of the circle.
 4. A system for applying one of a pluralityof colors representing a code to a preselected portion of a ticket usedin labeling merchandise or the like, said system comprising a wheeladapted to rotate about its axis having a plurality of different colorapplicators positioned about the circumference thereof, each of saidcolor applicators positioned along different radii extending from thecenter of the wheel, said color applicators each representing apredetermined color code, a machine bed for supporting a ticket to bemarked with a color, means responsive to compared code signals forselecting the particular code to be marked on a ticket for rotating thewheel in order to select one of saiD applicators and position it abovesaid machine bed in position to mark a ticket, color delivery means foreach of said color applicators and means for relatively moving themachine bed and color delivery means such that a ticket is moved towardsthe axis of the wheel to actuate the color delivery means to dispense aselected color fluid to impress a color mark on a preselected portion ofa ticket positioned on the machine bed.
 5. A system according to claim 4in which means is provided for moving the machine bed toward colordelivery means adapted to impress a mark on the ticket.